Osferth

Osferth was a West Saxon monk who was the illegitimate son of Alfred the Great and the nephew of Leofric.

Biography
Osferth was the son of Prince Alfred of Wessex and the sister of his senior bodyguard Leofric, one of the illegitimate sons born due to Alfred' womanizing. As an illegitimate child, Osferth found refuge with the Catholic Church, becoming a monk. He was hated by his cousin Aethelwold Aetheling, but, in 884, Osferth succeeded in convincing Uhtred of Bebbanburg to let him fight alongside him - just as his uncle had - as a warrior.